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..::FOOD INDUSTRY NEWS::..
 Airlines Turn to Chefs for First-Class Meals
CNN
Some airlines are bucking the well-publicized trend of offering ever-declining dining options, at least for passengers willing to shell out for first class. Read More >>>
Hiller's Markets Highlights Nut-Free Products
Progressive Grocer
Hiller's Markets is expanding nut-free sections and installing endcap displays of nut-free items. The Michigan grocery chain hosted Nut-Free Health Tours over the summer, spotlighting nut-free foods and providing advice from allergy experts. Read More >>>
Coupon Use Gets More Sophisticated
Progressive Grocer
September has been called National Coupon Month for the past 13 years. "Today's informed and strategic shopper is here to stay ...," said an industry expert, and this article notes how customers receive coupons from a variety of print and online sources. Read More >>>
 Whole Foods Survey Shows "Sea Change" in Food Shopping
Progressive Grocer
In a Whole Foods survey, 27% of adults say 25% or more of their food purchases are organic, up from 20% a year earlier. Whole Foods, which is celebrating 30 years this month, also found that four-fifths of baby boomers are more concerned with what they eat than they were in 1980. Read More >>>
CSPI: "Super-Sized" Portions are the New Normal
USA Today
Portions that restaurants serve as "regular" are actually at least twice the size of the government's definition of a serving, according to nutritionists with the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Read More >>>
Calorie-Posting Rules Would Apply at Grocery Store Food Courts
The Wall Street Journal
The FDA is planning to expand its definition of a restaurant chain to include movie theater concessions, airplanes, trains, convenience stores and grocery store food courts in new rules. Read More >>>
..::WINE NEWS::..
 PricewaterhouseCoopers Releases South African Wine Industry Insights Survey 2010
Big4.com
PricewaterhouseCoopers recently released its South African Wine Industry Insights Survey 2010, finds the industry is facing tough strategic choices, driven by falling margins, strapped customers and decreasing yields. Read more >>>
Website Making Pricing Transparent for Consumers, Retailers, Distributors and Wineries
Los Angeles Times
In the last four years, a single website, the search engine wine-searcher.com, has done more to transform that commercial landscape than any other, affecting every facet of the way the wine business is conducted. Read more >>>
International Wine Platform Haidu.Net Launches with Lofty Goals for American Wine Industry
Business Wire
Haidu.Net, recently launched as a global Wine LifeStyle Network through both a web platform and an iPhone App, marks what Yair Haidu believes is a de facto wine revolution. Read more >>>
A Taste of Biodynamics
The Wall Street Journal
According to the "Oxford Companion to Wine," non-believers consider biodynamics an "unscientific and disturbingly irrational cult." A view, I have to confess, for which I once harbored a slight sympathy. Read more >>>
South Africa: Top Local Producer Pursues 'Fake' Wines Scam
AllAfrica.com
One of South Africa's biggest wine companies is suing its former export director for R12m and has laid criminal charges against him over an alleged eight-year fraud that saw him sell "fake" wines to overseas clients under its name. Read more >>>
New York's Golden Age of Wine Bars
The Wall Street Journal
New York has become home to a diverse mix of wine bars in recent years, many of which foster a sense of community in the neighborhoods they serve. Read More >>>
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